Evekett davis



June 26, 1923.

1,460,054 E. DAVIS MAIL BOX SUPPORT Filed Feb. 25 1922 Patented June 26, 1923.

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EVERETT DAVIS, F ELKLAND, MISSOURI.

MAIL-BOX SUPPORT.

Application filed February 25, 1822. Serial No. 539,138.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I. EVEREII DAVIS: 2t citizen of the United States, residing at Elk- ]and, in the county of Webster and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mail-Box Supports, of which the following is a specificatiom This invention relates to supports especially adapted for use in supporting rural mail boxes.

Briefly stated, an important object of the invention is to provide novel means whereby a mail box may be swung outwardly within convenient reach of the carrier so that mail matter may be removed from or inserted into the box.

Further, the invention aims to provide a mail box support having simple means whereby the mail box is held in a set position so that it will not accidentally swing out of the reach of the carrier in the road1 further object is to provide a mail box support which is constructed principally from iron piping thereby reducing the cost of manufacture to a minimum.

A further object is to provide a mail box support which 18 neat in appearance. simple to erect, and durable in use.

Other objects and advantages will be up parent during the course of the following description.

In the'accompa'nying drawing forming a part of this application and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Figure 1 is a perspective illustrating the improved mailbox support in use Figure 2 is a detail sectional view through be same.

Figure 3 is a group perspective illustrating the means for holding the box in a et position,

In the drawin wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred ombodi ment of the invention. the numeral 5 gen erally designates a rural mail box which is mounted upon the improved support. designuted generally by the numeral 6.

The improved support consists f upper and lower tubular sections 7 and R which to gctller define u stuni'lurd. Tho lll litl tuur lnr section 7 is prorirlmi m ti: up Mim -u i to hich a laterally projecting arm 10 is connected, the said arm being secured to the under side of the mail box in any suitable manner.

The lower tubular section 8 is threaded as indicated at 12 into the lower branch of a T-shaped coupling 14. As illustrated in Figure 2', a pivot pin 16 is formed with an enlarged plug 18 which is threaded into the upper branch of the coupling 14. The pin 16 is received in the lower portion of the upper section 7 and serves as a means to rotatably support the upper section so that the mail box may be swung outwardly or inwardly as desired.

The plug 18 which is somewhat lar er in diamcter than the pin 16 is provide with upwardly projecting ears 20 adapted to be received within notches 22 in the lower por tion of the upper section 7. It will be seen that when the ears 20 are received within the notches 22 the mailbox will be held in one of two positions so that the box will not swing out of the roadway when the mailman is either inserting or removing mail matter. 7

The coupling 14 is formed with a. lateral branch 29 to which the angularly extending upper end portion 30 of a brace 32 is connected and the brace is of course extended a suitable distance into the ground. The lower portion of the section R is connected to a peg 35 which is driven into the round to form a firm anchoring m ans or the standard.

Vlith reference to the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing it will be seen that a mailbox support constructed in accordance with this invention supports the box in such a manner that the same may be swung to any one of several positions. Also, by reason of making the support principally from iron pipes the cost of manufacture is greatly re- (lured,

l claim A support for mail boxes comprising a standard consisting of upper and lower tuliului sections and u coupling arranged between tlll sections and formed with 1. lut- Mul lilillH'lL u hrurr for said standard (onurrtcd with said lateral branch, a screw threaded plug mounted in the upper portion of the coupling and having a pin of reduced ears for holding the upper section in a fixed diameter formed integral centrally thereof position. 10 to provide rotatable connection with the up- In testimony whereof, I have afli 10d my per section of the standard, said pin o being signature-in the presence of two witnesses.

5 provided with upwardly directed ears on EVERETT DAVE each side of the pin and the lower edge of Witnesses: the upper section being provided with GEORGE PURsEL, notches for receiving the upwardly directed H. M. SELPH. 

